Posted on 11/08/2010 4:38:52 PM PST by Nachum
Of course they didn’t! Did you see the photos of the protests?
Of course, they didn't - they live in countries where jihadi massacres take place on a regular basis.
FWIW, eastern spirituality has a very significant componant sometimes referred to as "tapasya" or "tapas." The word signifies fire or burning and refers to the process of spiritual purification. It is similiar to the Christian concept of "penance."
In Islam, "jihad" CAN mean a Muslim "making war" on their own spiritual impurities, in the manner of tapasya or penance. However, whereas tapasya and penance refer to the experience of bearing suffering (spiritual warfare) earned by the bearer through their own impure acts or lifestyle, the Islamic emphasis is on the warmaking aspect ITSELF.
So yeah, many Islamic saints and teachers have interpreted "jihad" as the act of spiritual purification - and this is what Obama, CAIR and the rest of the Muslim enablers invoke to back their claims. BUT, a significant percentage of Imams interpret "Muslim purification" as including a PERSONAL obligation to help Islam "purify" the WORLD - i.e., subdue, convert or kill non-believers.
This is NOT AT ALL a part of the spiritual theories of "tapasya" or "penance" - it is hooked ONLY to Islam. And Muslims use it to LIE - as a part of the "taqqiya" tradition of psychological warfare encouraged by the Imams in the jihaddi war against the non-believers.
So, "non-violent jihad" is claimed for two reasons - one, it's genuine non-violent self-application; and two, it's usefulness as a taqqiya disinformation lie - in order to deny the slaughtering, murdering, blood-drenched actual horror that Islam has spread around the globe without intrruption for over 1400 years, which they FULLY intend to go on using to crush, hack, shoot, bomb and destroy the West with.
Yea sure, it's distorted alright. The cult is based on violent conversion as prescribed by the founder of Islam, Mohammed.
Here's one example of the distortion:
Quran 9:5: When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. If they repent and take to prayer and render the alms levy, allow them to go their way. God is forgiving and merciful.
All practicing muslims must accept this command or themselves be "lost." Any muslim rejecting this command is not a practicing muslim, subject to hell and damnation.
Congress MP Rashid Alvi: The current crisis facing Islam had been set off by the activity of a small group. "There is nothing wrong with the religion, Obama is right."
For a small group, they're sure as hell reaping havoc around the globe. Must not be too small a group there, Alvi. In fact, I am convinced it involves all practicing muslims worldwide.
It is not over.
Nope.
No but I did see something about muzzies in Indonesia protesting The Won.
Of course they did... he's shown himself to be a gutless politician who's more concerned about sitting on a fence than speaking truth to those who would disagree.
I've never heard of that. It's not a part of Tibetan Buddhism. I'm pretty well aware of what the muzzies regard jihad to be though.
There were photos of Hindus protesting, burning something (effigy?) with signs, and a photo of an Indian with a shoe and a photo of 0bastard glued to the sole of his shoe, and more signs.
HA HA HA HA HA etc.
It is a Sanskrit word denoting penance, although one meaning is “heat” as in internal heat, a subtle heat generated by focused meditation and austerity. It is related to the word Tejas which is the subtle form of fire in the body. It never would mean violence against others, unlike jihad.
That sounds something like the meditation practice of Tum-mo which raises the body temperature quite a bit. I have been told the main purpose of it is to rid the body of pathogens. We don't really do anything along the lines of penance. Confession and repentance are pretty important though.
2 more years, 2 more years, then we get rid of this pos
It’s also generally used in connection with “burning up” karmic debt and thereby facilitating enlightenment.
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